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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Colbert (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Colbert. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Colbert is located in Bryan County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bryan County: Atoka, Choctaw, Johnston, Marshall, Fannin (TX), Grayson (TX) & Lamar (TX).

Below are the counties that are near Colbert. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colbert:

  • Bryan County     (The home county of Colbert)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colbert, with the one closest to Colbert listed first.
    • Cartwright
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Platter
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Achille
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Achille have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achille
      • Achille is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Achille <1>
    • Calera
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
      • Calera is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <1>
    • Hendrix
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendrix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
      • Hendrix is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendrix <1>
    • Mead
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
      • Mead is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <1>
    • Kemp
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kemp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
      • Kemp is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <1>
    • Durant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Silo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
      • Silo is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Yarnaby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
      • Yarnaby is located in Bryan County
    • Armstrong
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Yuba
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
      • Yuba is located in Bryan County
  • Atoka County
    • Caney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colbert, with the one closest to Colbert listed first.
    • Bee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
      • Bee is located in Johnston County
    • Milburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
      • Milburn is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milburn <1>
    • Coleman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Tishomingo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tishomingo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishomingo
      • Tishomingo is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tishomingo <1>
    • Ravia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravia
      • Ravia is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravia <1>
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colbert, with the one closest to Colbert listed first.
    • McBride
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Marshall County
    • New Woodville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
      • New Woodville is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
    • Cumberland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Marshall County
    • Kingston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <1>
    • Shay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
      • Shay is located in Marshall County
    • Little City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
      • Little City is located in Marshall County
    • Madill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Lebanon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Collin County (TX)
    • Van Alstyne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Cooke County (TX)
    • Dexter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
  • Fannin County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colbert, with the one closest to Colbert listed first.
    • Mulberry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Sowells Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
      • Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Ravenna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Savoy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
      • Savoy is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <1>
    • Ridings
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
      • Ridings is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Ivanhoe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Boyd
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Ector
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ector
      • Ector is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ector <1>
    • Whitewright
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bonham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
      • Bonham is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,471 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonham <1>
    • Orangeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
      • Orangeville is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Edhube
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
      • Edhube is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Grayson County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colbert, with the one closest to Colbert listed first.
    • Red River City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red River City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
      • Red River City is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Denison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
      • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <1>
    • Preston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Frontier Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
      • Frontier Village is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Twin City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
      • Twin City is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Pottsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Knollwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knollwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
      • Knollwood is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Sherman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <1>
    • Locust
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
      • Locust is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Bells
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
      • Bells is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <1>
    • Cedar Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
      • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Sherwood Shores
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
      • Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County (TX)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colbert, see our County-by-County Page for Colbert.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Colbert ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colbert.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Colbert. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Colbert and those printed in the larger area surrounding Colbert.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of Colbert.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Colbert:

Cemeteries Near Colbert ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colbert.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colbert covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colbert, with the one closest to Colbert listed first.

  • Garden of Memory Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Yarbrough Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yarbrough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yarbrough Cemetery
  • Brown Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brown Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Family Cemetery
  • Platter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Platter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Platter Cemetery
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lankford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lankford Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lankford Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Denison (TX).
    • The Lankford Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Langford Cemetery
    • Papaw Hill Cemetery
    • Paw Paw Hill Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lankford Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4747 <4>
  • Rosewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosewood Cemetery
  • Coffman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shannon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Shannon Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shannon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (271 more) ...
    • Love Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Preston Bend Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Colbert in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Colbert.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Colbert, with the one closest to Colbert listed first.

  • Ray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Ray is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Denison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
    • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <1>
  • Preston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Mulberry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Sherman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <1>
  • Bells
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
    • Bells is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <1>
  • Cedar Mills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
    • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Steedham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steedham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedham
    • Steedham is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Ida
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
    • Ida is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Savoy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
    • Savoy is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <1>
  • Ravenna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Gordonville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Luella
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
      • Luella is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Basin Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Duplex
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duplex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
      • Duplex is located in Fannin County (TX)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colbert. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colbert.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colbert. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colbert) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colbert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8569, Longitude: -96.5014    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Colbert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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